CPA Exam Pass Rates
Each quarter of every year, the AICPA releases the average CPA Exam Pass Rates, broken down by section. The cumulative pass rate percentages vary slightly per section and per quarter, but tend to hover around 45-55%. See previous years’ pass rates for each section of the CPA Exam.
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CPA Exam Pass Rates:
| 2020 CPA Exam Pass Rates | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Cumulative | |
| AUD | 47.97% | 65.29% | 56.89% | 47.50% | 52.84% |
| BEC | 61.76% | 76.92% | 69.89% | 60.77% | 65.56% |
| FAR | 46.37% | 62.86% | 55.67% | 43.53% | 49.98% |
| REG | 55.42% | 74.97% | 66.12% | 58.00% | 62.29% |
| 2019 CPA Exam Pass Rates | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Cumulative | |
| AUD | 48.56% | 55.11% | 51.94% | 47.88% | 51.01% |
| BEC | 58.00% | 59.74% | 63.04% | 58.61% | 59.98% |
| FAR | 44.43% | 49.37% | 50.29% | 40.57% | 46.31% |
| REG | 50.23% | 58.66% | 58.41% | 55.89% | 56.34% |
Historical Pass Rates By Section
AUD Historical Pass Rates
While the material within the Auditing Exam contains very fundamental concepts, students allege that the questions on the Exam are confusing, mainly because there could be more than one correct answer to each problem. While the AUD Exam is more theory-based in its questions, FAR, REG, and BEC require more memorization from students.
| AUD Exam Pass Rates 2015-2018 | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 47% |
| 2016 | 46% |
| 2017 | 49% |
| 2018 | 51% |
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